From b861d1f55992f68a39805fb3100e5f6a69623633 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hendrik Schutter Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 08:48:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added eeprom prog to readme --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 01361a2..21b36a8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Use a USB-Serial Converter like the FT232RL for activating a buzzer. Simple and * triggerd via bash or service daemon ## Limitations: -* works safe on system with only one /dev/ttyUSB device +* works safe on system with only one `/dev/ttyUSB` device * no other task can use the FTDI device for other things ## Handware: @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Use a USB-Serial Converter like the FT232RL for activating a buzzer. Simple and ### Schematics: ![](https://git.mosad.xyz/localhorst/FTDI_simple_alarm/raw/commit/13a1200aea0d3dfb92495ae7d7f4993ddc4338f6/img/schematics.png) +### FTDI EEPROM +To invert the TXD pin on the FTDI device, programming the EEPROM is needed. With the Windoofs tool "FTDI_Prog" the Template `ft232rl_alert.xml` is uplouded. For GNU/Linux is [ftx-prog](https://github.com/richardeoin/ftx-prog) available. The only difference to default is the inverted TXD pin. + ## Software: ### Commmon Distributions